FTP Not Working Out of Box

[geekplaya]

Hello,

I installed VestaCP and everything has been working great! Minus FTP.

I am unable to connect via my client using ACTIVE or PASSIVE.

For the host name I put my server's IP address
For the username, "admin"
For the password, my admin password

But it times out every time.

The port is open according to Vesta.

I tried installing proftpd instead, but the same problem occurred, so I switched back to vsftpd.

What am I doing wrong here?

I even tried creating an Additional FTP account but that didn't fix anything.

Thanks!

EDIT: Ubuntu 14

[geekplaya]

Found out that it was due to the OpenStack cloud server having ports closed.

Fixed that, but now a new problem: I am able to connect, but not able to modify any files via FTP (even as the admin account). Uploads time out, deleting is denied, and making new files is prohibited. I can only view?

I can rename files too.

One huge issue I've noticed is that even if I enter in the wrong password for the FTP account, I can connect and rename files. What's up with that? This is the default conf file from Vesta

[SCelik]

Activate passive ports on vsftp config and also firewall rules. You can digg forum for this issue.

[geekplaya]

PASSV works fine right now. I can connect over ACTIVE or PASSV, but any password works for any username. However, the usernames are required to be correct. I'm so confused.